2018 NAIA College World Series

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The 2018 NAIA College World Series was held May 25 - June 1 in Lewiston, ID. Lewis-Clark State College qualified as the host school, while the other nine slots were filled by the winners of the nine five-team opening round brackets. Southeastern University defeated Freed-Hardeman University in the championship game. Manuel Mesa of Southeastern was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish
1 Faulkner University Southern States Athletic Conference 55-8 (20-4) Patrick McCarthy 6
(last:2017)
1st
2 Georgia Gwinnett College Association of Independent Institutions 49-11 Brad Stromdahl 1
(last:2014)
7th
3 St. Thomas University The Sun Conference 56-7 (22-2) Jorge Perez 5
(last:2015)
2nd
4 Oklahoma City University Sooner Athletic Conference 50-8 (24-3) Denney Crabaugh 15
(last:2017)
1st
5 Southeastern University The Sun Conference 52-6 (22-2) Adrian Dinkel 0
(last:none)
none
6 Lewis-Clark State College NAIA West Grouping 38-11 (26-6) Jeremiah Robbins 36
(last:2017)
1st
7 Freed-Hardeman University American Midwest Conference 43-14 (21-7) Jonathan Estes 0
(last:none)
none
8 University of Antelope Valley California Pacific Conference 44-12-1 (27-3) Jacob Garsez 0
(last:none)
none
9 Reinhardt University Appalachian Athletic Conference 41-18 (20-7) Bill Popp 0
(last:none)
none
10 University of Northwestern Ohio Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference 42-18 (24-5) Kory Hartman 0
(last:none)
none

Results[edit]

2018 College World Series Bracket[edit]

  Upper Round 1   Upper Round 2   Upper Round 3   Upper Final
Both teams advance
 
                                                           
      1 Faulkner 8  
  8 Antelope Valley 2     8 Antelope Valley 7    
  9 Reinhardt 1         1 Faulkner 4  
        5 Southeastern 6    
    4 Oklahoma City 3          
    5 Southeastern 8        
        5 Southeastern 8
        7 Freed-Hardeman 1
      2 Georgia Gwinnett 3        
  7 Freed-Hardeman 6     7 Freed-Hardeman 5          
  10 Northwestern Ohio 1         7 Freed-Hardeman 5    
        6 Lewis-Clark St. 4  
    3 St. Thomas (FL) 5    
    6 Lewis-Clark St. 6
     
  Lower Round 1     Lower Round 2     Lower Round 3
Both winners advance
 
   
        1 Faulkner 9
    2 Georgia Gwinnett 13     2 Georgia Gwinnett 20  
  4 Oklahoma City 10     4 Oklahoma City 3    
  9 Reinhardt 3  
        6 Lewis-Clark St. 5
    8 Antelope Valley 15     8 Antelope Valley 3
  3 St. Thomas (FL) 9     10 Northwestern Ohio 4  
  10 Northwestern Ohio 13  


Re-Ordered Semifinals

  Semifinals Finals
                   
5  Southeastern 9  
6  Lewis-Clark St. 6  
  5  Southeastern 6 x
  7  Freed-Hardeman 3 x
7  Freed-Hardeman 11
2  Georgia Gwinnett 7  



Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 25
Game 1 University of Antelope Valley 2-1 Reinhardt University
Game 2 Southeastern University 8-3 Oklahoma City University
Game 3 Freed-Hardeman University 6-1 University of Northwestern Ohio
Game 4 Lewis-Clark State College 6-5 St. Thomas University
May 26
Game 5 Oklahoma City University 10-3 Reinhardt University Reinhardt eliminated
Game 6 University of Northwestern Ohio 13-9 St. Thomas University St. Thomas eliminated
Game 7 Faulkner University 8-7 University of Antelope Valley
May 27
Game 8 Freed-Hardeman University 5-3 Georgia Gwinnett College
May 28
Game 9 Georgia Gwinnett College 13-3 Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City eliminated
Game 10 University of Antelope Valley 15-4 University of Northwestern Ohio Northwestern Ohio eliminated
Game 11 Southeastern University 6-4 Faulkner University
Game 12 Freed-Hardeman University 5-4 Lewis-Clark State College
May 29
Game 13 Georgia Gwinnett College 20-9 Faulkner University Faulkner eliminated
Game 14 Lewis-Clark State College 5-3 University of Antelope Valley Antelope Valley eliminated
Game 15 Southeastern University 8-1 Freed-Hardeman University
May 30
Game 16 Freed-Hardeman University 11-7 Georgia Gwinnett College Georgia Gwinnett eliminated
Game 17 Southeastern University 9-6 Lewis-Clark State College Lewis-Clark eliminated
May 31
Game 18 Southeastern University 6-3 Freed-Hardeman University Southeastern wins CWS

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • 1B – Tyler Pittmon, Antelope Valley
  • 2B – Walter Coursey, Georgia Gwinnett
  • 3B – Brandon Frazier, Georgia Gwinnett
  • SS – Jordan Tylski, Georgia Gwinnett
  • INF – Garrett Foster, Oklahoma City
  • C – Cory Voss, Lewis-Clark State
  • C – Joe Leatherwood, Freed-Hardeman
  • OF – Manuel Mesa, Southeastern
  • OF – De’Mikyle Holmes, Freed-Hardeman
  • OF – Marvin Malone, Southeastern
  • OF – Sergio Lopez, St. Thomas
  • DH – Ivan Nunez, Southeastern
  • P – Jonathan Bermudez, Southeastern
  • P – Austin Steel, Freed-Hardeman
  • P – Gregory Loukinen, Georgia Gwinnett
  • P – Beau Caviness, Freed-Hardeman

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